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As a tribute to "The Greatest Generation" our United States Military Veterans of WWII and the families who kept the home fires burning St. Mary Catholic Church proudly presents: NEW VENUE BIG BAND. A 17-piece orchestra playing nostalgic tunes of the war years for your dancing and listening enjoyment! Friday July 3, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center in Fairfield, Iowa. Swing to the music of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and more! New Venue Big Band, of Iowa City, Iowa was formed in December of 2001 and had its first rehearsal in January of 2002. The vision of the group is to provide a professional performance level of music for those in the SE Iowa area wanting to dance to the many forms of swing and ballroom dances. The group strives to be the "dancer's band". Musicians in the group represent all walks of life, and many, many years of professional music performance. Most importantly, the band has fun playing the standard big band sounds from the past!
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Iowa Play Festival is a collection of One Act Plays. Written by Iowa Writers, not only from Fairfield but Dubuque, Des Moines, Iowa City and Mt Vernon. 6 twenty minute plays for the price of one. Directed by and Acted by Iowa Actors. Rated PG-13 for content. This year we are pleased to showcase 6 writers from the state of iowa. All plays are one acts and run about 15-20 minutes. Parking Lot-Lindsay Tornquist Ghost Ride - Dave Patterson Mother Would Have Wanted Me to Have It- Robert Lynn President in a Glass- Patricia Saunders April in June - Bill Coleman The Education of Macoloco - Jen Silverman The Directors all hail from Fairfield and are : David Patterson, Savannah Quinn, George Kelley, Neil Cunningham, Alana Waksman and Michael Rosner. So After you celebrate your country's independence; come and celebrate the state of Iowa with the Iowa Play Festival (July 8-12). For more info: www.iowaplayfestival.com $19.50 General Admission $13.50 students *Preview night (July 8th) tickets $10 **July 12th matinee 2pm; regular price Mature Audience Only PG-13 Content To contact Iowa Play Festival direct - 310-804-2445 or email Dave at moonlymandave@yahoo.com For Tickets- Office: 641.472.2000 ¤ Fax: 641.472.7890 ¤ Email: info@fairfieldacc.com www.fairfieldacc.com www.iowatix.com
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Branson on the Road brings together a fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, upright slap bass, rhinestone costumes, hilarious comedy and great classic country, bluegrass, rockabilly and gospel music to Fairfield’s Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, July 13 at 7 p.m. Branson On The Road has over 20 years of experience of performing at the top theatres in Branson and is the first national touring show named for the famous city. The show delivers the Branson tradition of good, clean, family fun and has performed at theaters across the country. Branson on the Road is the type of show most people thought was long gone in this day of overproduced music, overused special effects and performers singing to tracks. In the same tradition as the traveling road shows during the glory days of the Grand Ole Opry, the Louisiana Hayride and the first Branson music shows, Branson On The Road keeps you tapping, laughing and smiling. “The Fairfield Arts and Convention Center is excited to welcome Branson On The Road on the Sondheim Stage and the audience can expect a top-notch show with great music and plenty of hilarious comedy every step of the way,” said Rustin Lippincott, Executive Director, Fairfield Arts and Convention Center and Visitors Bureau. “This is a great opportunity to see Branson style entertainment with an affordable ticket price and to see an act that has been regularly featured on national television shows.” Branson on the Road’s Debbie Horton holds the distinction of being the only woman to have played lead guitar for the great Johnny Cash. She hosted her own show at the old Boxcar Willie Theater in Branson and has performed on the famous Louisiana Hayride and Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree in Nashville. She was a radio DJ in Norfolk, Virginia and acted as MC for concerts with Kenny Rogers, Hank Williams, Jr., the Oak Ridge Boys, and many more. Among her other credits, Debbie is an accomplished songwriter. She has had her songs recorded by Wanda Jackson, Norma Jean and many other country singers. Donnie Wright is an expert, sought after, respected musician, arranger and is versatile on many instruments including fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo and bass and has been part of the Branson music scene for 40 years. He provides a good deal of the comic relief on the show with his mischievous antics. Among his long list of credits are performances at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, The Presley's Show in Branson, The Pine Mountain Jamboree in Eureka Springs, and a long-standing run at The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. Donnie has been nominated for a Lifetime Honors Award for his contribution to music in the Ozarks by the National Endowments of the Arts in Washington, DC. Brian Capps plays upright bass and sings songs reminiscent of Marty Robbins and Hank Williams. Brian's latest recording reached the Top 10 on the Americana Charts and is part of the music rotation on XM Radio. Branson on the Road is presented by 1570 KMCD of Fairfield and the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center. For more information including ticket information and group pricing, visit www.FairfieldACC.com or call 641-472-2787.
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The midpoint in WOB’s summer season will feature a high- energy production of High School Musical which will have many slots for younger talent. Adam Cates our Broadway choreographer will be returning to work on this show and it will be splashy dance production with lots of fun. Performances July 17, 18, 23, 25 (7:30 PM); July 18, 19, 25, 26 (2:00 PM) Way Off Broadway (WOB) is pleased to announce their second summer season of professional musical theatre and educational programs at Fairfield’s Sondheim Center. Once again WOB will produce three professional fully mounted musical theatre productions for Iowa and the Midwest. This summer we will continue offering educational programming and have adapted our summer internship program to offer more educational opportunities to budding theatre, technical and acting students. Summer Season Ticket package: Buy two shows and get the third free.* *(Purchase tickets for High School Musical and Pirates of Penzance, and get Music Most Foul for free). $28.50 (balcony and mezzanines) $53.50 (orchestra) Summer Season Ticket package: Buy two shows and get the third free.* *(Purchase tickets for High School Musical and Pirates of Penzance, and get Music Most Foul for free). Group Rates 10 - 30 people $23.50 ticket reduced to $18.50 $43.50 ticket reduced to $35.50 $28.50 ticket reduced to $23.50 $53.50 ticket reduced to $43.50 Group Rates 30+ people $28.50 ticket reduced to $18.50 $53.50 ticket reduced to $33.50 Any school, facility or student, who shows their ID or course badge, will receive the student rate on the lower ticket price for each show. ie: $18.50 for Music Most $23.50 for High School Musical or Pirates of Penzance For these group rates please contact the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center Box Office at 641-472-2000 or www.fairfieldacc.com For additional questions or details, prior to ordering, please contact Randy West at 641-919-0589 or Jessie Stever at 641-777-8264.
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Celebration Iowa Singers and Jazz Band (formerly known as the State Fair Singers and Jazz Band), an elite ensemble of Iowa high school musicians, will be performing on the Sondheim stage on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm. Now in its 27th season, Celebration Iowa showcases the quality of Iowa high school music programs through its educational and service-oriented summer performance opportunity. Together with a talented staff of teachers and professionals, students in Celebration Iowa present an action-packed two-hour production that includes song, dance and jazz band favorites for audiences of all ages to enjoy. Celebration Iowa's 2009 show will open with a memorable "America Off to War" set, featuring "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Rosie the Riverter", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", followed by excerpts from the hit musical, "Newsies". Some of the selections being performed are, "Carrying the Banner", "King Of New York" and "Seize the Day". The show wil conclude with an entertaining "One Hit Wonders" set, some tunes being featured are, "Gloria", "Turn the Beat Around" and "Macarena". The Celebration Iowa Jazz Band will once again perform an eclectic mix and fun jazz literature from many styles and eras. The group performs classic swing charts from Count Basie and Duke Ellington, as well as more modern big band charts from the likes of Charles Mingus and Dizzy Gillespie. They also perform original songs and arrangements from some of today's newest composers as well as original arrangements written just for this group. Popular selections from last year include: "Salt Peanuts", "Anything Goes", "Four" and "In the Mood". During the course of the summer, Celebration Iowa cast members are offered the opportunity to perform over 30 shows in all corners of the state while learning from some of Iowa's finest teachers. Every year cast members agree that their experience with Celebration Iowa is truly "the summer of a lifetime." Celebration Iowa, a project of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa is also funded by the R.J. McElroy Trust, The Fred Maytag Family Foundation, HyVee, Inc., along with the Celebration Iowa Alumni and Parent Funds. Each cast members also secures local sponsorships to defray personal costs. The ensemble rehearses on the Luther College campus June 7-26 and will tour statewide June 27-August 8. Questions regarding Celebration Iowa should be directed to Mary Weis,Administrative Assistant, by calling 563-387-1009 or emailing celebrationiowa@luther.edu. Information can also be found on the website: www.celebrationiowa.luther.edu.
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Snatam Kaur one of the most popular New Age artists of our time will be performing live at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center on Friday, July 24th, 2009. Her albums have topped New Age Retailer's Top 20 lists every year since 2004. She is the only artist to have 3 albums in the Top 20 in a single year. An international favorite with fans across the U.S, Europe, Asia, South America and the South Pacific, Snatam Kaur performs at over 100 venues each year, from the Bahamas to Singapore. One fan spoke for all when he said, "We come to Snatam's concerts to experience the beautiful atmosphere her voice creates, to heal and grow." You'll find enthusiastic press about Snatam's music everywhere from the Houston Chronicle to the Hindu-stani Times. She's also been featured on the cover of the New Age publications such as the Light Connection and the Body Mind Spirit Guide. Snatam Kaur, whose father was a manager for the Grateful Dead, has an amazing ability to transform traditional chants into a contemporary sound that appeals to the modern ear yet awakens an ancient yearning in the soul. Scared Sounds Radio calls her music "spiritually uplifting and deeply soul cleansing." Ram Dass, celebrated author of Be Here Now, says that "in Snatam's voice...there is purity, clarity, and love." Snatam's CDs Prem, Shanti, Grace, Anand and Live in Concert are setting a the industry standard for excellence in New Age sacred music. Reserved Seating Center Orchestra $35.00 Student/IA Course $30.00 Children under 12 $10.00 Rear and Side orchestras $30.00 Student/IA Course $25.00 Children under 12 $10.00 Balcony $25.00 Student/IA course $20.00 Children under 12 $10.00 Please note that Students and IA Course must show ID, one ID for each ticket unless otherwise authorized by the promoter.
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Iowa native Greg Brown brings his unique singer songwriting perspective to the FACC July 31st as headlining act for a KMCD/Classic 96 Live on the Square Summer Concert Series benefit concert. Greg has been entertaining audiences worldwide for over 2 decades and established himself as one of Americas most prolific and profound songwriters. The son of an Open Bible preacher's son, and grandson of a poet, his roots run deep: to the land, to family, and to the richest and oldest veins of American music. Hillbilly country, black blues masters, and the history of American folk resonate together in his records. Greg’s music has been recorded by artist like Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, John Prine, and Gillian Welch. Tickets for Greg Brown are just $17.00 with proceeds going to the Live on the Square Summer Concert Series, and are available at the FACC box office. Opening for Greg Brown will be Fairfield’s own Jefferson County Green Band.
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Wrapping up WOB’s summer season will be another production loaded with roles for younger people. WOB’s big, fun, physical version of the Gilbert and Sullivan light opera Pirates of Penzance will be a thrilling and fun close to the 2009 summer season. Performances August 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 (7:30 PM); August 9, 16 (2:00 PM) Way Off Broadway (WOB) is pleased to announce their second summer season of professional musical theatre and educational programs at Fairfield’s Sondheim Center. Once again WOB will produce three professional fully mounted musical theatre productions for Iowa and the Midwest. This summer we will continue offering educational programming and have adapted our summer internship program to offer more educational opportunities to budding theatre, technical and acting students. $28.50 (balcony and mezzanines) $53.50 (orchestra) Summer Season Ticket package: Buy two shows and get the third free.* *(Purchase tickets for High School Musical and Pirates of Penzance, and get Music Most Foul for free). Group Rates 10 - 30 people $23.50 ticket reduced to $18.50 $43.50 ticket reduced to $35.50 $28.50 ticket reduced to $23.50 $53.50 ticket reduced to $43.50 Group Rates 30+ people $28.50 ticket reduced to $18.50 $53.50 ticket reduced to $33.50 Any school, facility or student, who shows their ID or course badge, will receive the student rate on the lower ticket price for each show. ie: $18.50 for Music Most $23.50 for High School Musical or Pirates of Penzance For these group rates please contact the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center Box Office at 641-472-2000 or www.fairfieldacc.com For additional questions or details, prior to ordering, please contact Randy West at 641-919-0589 or Jessie Stever at 641-777-8264.
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Oct. 2 – 4 - Northside Strippers Quilt Show The Northside Strippers Quilt Guild will hold a quilt show 6-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be approximately 300 quilts on display from members and others in the community. The show features quilts from king and queen sizes to mini quilts and art quilt wall hangings. A queen-size quilt made by a guild member will be raffled off on Sunday of the show. Tickets may be purchased at the quilt show or from guild members anytime before the show. Other features of the quilt show are: fabric vendors, a quilter’s garage sale, a country store selling new quilted items, a silent auction and a quilt block challenge.
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It’s been 8 years since Margaret Clair happily transplanted to Iowa. After singing professionally in the San Francisco Bay Area and Europe for many years, SouthEastern Iowa has provided many opportunities to keep her busy on stage, television, radio, and film. She is a founding member of Way Off Broadway Musical Theater, and splits her performance time between musical theater, opera, and recital. She is a frequent guest symphony soloist and is adjunct voice professor at Iowa Wesleyan College. She trained in San Francisco with Blanche Thebom, who was the leading Mezzo Soprano at the Metropolitan Opera for twenty-five years. French by ancestry, the French language and culture has always felt very attractive and comfortable to Margaret. Although the program is all in French, you may feel as if you are on an exotic expedition as you hear the musical strains of Spain, the playful sheperds from the ancient Auvernge region of France, the mournful lonely flute from Persia and the quiet calm of a cloister. This program of French arias and songs features 20th Century compositions including the exotic Sheherazade by Maurice Ravel, and the exquisite and sweeping Chants D’Auvergne of Joseph Canteloube, along with relatively unknown American composer, H.David Hogan and his profound and spiritual song cycle Cinque Meditations. The program will also include some familiar art songs of Faure and Debussy and of course no French program would be complete without the arias of Massenet and Bizet’s Carmen. Dr. Joel Brown, Professor of Piano at Iowa Wesleyan College where in addition to teaching both private and class piano he also teaches the junior music major course History of Western Music. He is the accompanist for the Mt. Pleasant Chorale and has toured in Europe and to the west coast with the Iowa Wesleyan College Choir. In addition to frequent solo recitals, Dr. Brown and Heidi Riepe regularly perform recitals of piano duet and piano duo literature. He has been a solo performer with orchestras in Ohio, Georgia and Iowa. Since its inception, Dr. Brown has been a faculty member for the adult piano camp, The Well-Campered Clavier, in Burlington. Dr. Brown has been organist at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, the Swedesburg Lutheran Church and is currently organist at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. Professor Brown is known in southeast Iowa as a piano teacher and performer of exceptional ability. One of his adult students recently observed, “He hears more music in music than most people do and has a way of drawing that beautiful music from the instrument.” Robert McConnell, conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony and himself a performer said, "Joel Brown is a true artist. He possesses a sensitivity of expression that few soloists ever achieve in their performances." Tickets available through Chamber Music Society Fairfield, P. O. Box 1271, Fairfield, IA 52556.
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After his successful performance as piano soloist in the Beethoven "Emperor" Piano Concerto with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestrain the fall of 2008at the Sondheim, Spencer Myer is returning to Fairfield on Friday, November 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m. for a solo piano recital. He is the first prize winner of the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition. His debut CD got a terrific review in the music lover's magazine GRAMOPHONE.
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An all Beethoven program of three of his piano sonatas to be performed by Eugene Gaub awaits you on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at the Sondheim Center in Fairfield, courtesy of Chamber Music Society Fairfield. In the spring of 2008, Eugene completed a cycle of the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven in a series of 14 concerts in Herrick Chapel at Grinnell College. If you want to receive the 2010 subscription brochure, write with your mailing address to chambermusicsociety1@yahoo.com, or call 641-472-7634. Tickets $20. Children, students, seniors (from 60), IA course $15. Children 12 and under FREE
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